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● mon posted: Mon 2026-10-12 02:43:51 tags: n/a
How has it been 7 years already? woke ~4:45? up ~5:15 caf protein cocoa 29g creatine+ 7:35 ofc open bouquet logistics only slightly tricky Haw River Tap + Table: closed Mondays -_- fall back to Bartaco * * * I like to think that as an academician, it would never occur to me to email a department staffer to ask them to contact my professional society to change the delivery address for my monthly member journal. I would just log into my member account and do it myself because that takes... (...more)
● sun posted: Sun 2026-10-11 06:18:35 tags: n/a
woke ~4:45 email weeding press, dress, bake, sandwich tofu for the week ahead cook a bag of chickpeas oat bran porridge w/greek yogurt Somewhat sort the jumbled bin of power strips, headphones, earbuds, tools that overflowed toolbox, etc. - e.g. wall stud sensor I suppose that also means curation due in the toolbox: maybe screws, nails, and random leftovers from DIY furniture builds deserve their own container separate from "tools" per se. And never again a jumble like the other bin:... (...more)
● sat posted: Sat 2026-10-10 02:38:02 tags: n/a
woke ~4:45? It's a pretty clear pattern now - if I wake early (4:30-5ish) then I'm not going back to sleep easily. Sometimes nasal congestion makes the mask awkward, but that's not what's waking me / keeping me awake. Sometimes Mrs is a little snore-y; pretty sure that's also not what's waking me. Maybe I'm just reaching an age of less sleep needed; or maybe the new optimum is spread it out differently? I think an experiment is in order: a regular nap betw home-from-work and dinner caf ... (...more)
● fri posted: Fri 2026-10-09 05:29:55 tags: n/a
woke ~4:40a? an hour wasted, and by alarm o'clock I was sleepy again. will need a nap. on-track shower protein cocoa 29g + 1/2 a PB wich ~10g 7:29 ofc open * * * UNC Health Talk: Beginning CPAP Therapy "...nothing is as good as CPAP. That’s why it’s important to try really hard to get used to it." * * * A few months back I read somewhere that playing Tetris has demonstrated value in PTSD therapy. This resonates with what we understand about EMDR; but why? The primary Tetris ... (...more)
● thu posted: Thu 2026-10-08 04:54:57 tags: n/a
night-before shave ++ woke ~10 before 6a alarm protein cocoa 29g + on-track shower more shave by 7a? stunning in static "more shave" put me a few behind schedule ; 7:33 ofc open pseudo-deli sliced trky on mini rolls ~20g. best-by dated Nov; but it felt less-than-fresh, so expedited eating. Cava salmon + yogurt dill bowl: 710 cal, 35g protein walnuts 5g Gumbo day 2; rather a lot of wine Mad Men S6 continued - payrolled; prepped funds for bills - g drv / archive / windfall sh... (...more)